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29: 41: 17: 210:, a well-known chain of fast-food restaurants in the Netherlands, was named after the Ferdinand Bolstraat. The chain started in 1941 as a bakery called Maison FEBO. However, this bakery was not actually located on Ferdinand Bolstraat, although it was originally intended to be located there. 195:
decided that the southern section of Ferdinand Bolstraat, between Albert Cuypstraat and Ceintuurbaan, will remain a car-free pedestrian area even after completion of the metro station (expected in 2017). No decision has been made yet on the northern section of the street.
180:. After the RAI convention centre moved from its original location on Ferdinand Bolstraat to the current complex on Europaplein in the 1960s, and the RAI building was demolished in 1976, there were plans to replace it with an opera house, as 153:, has an entrance on Ferdinand Bolstraat. Because the street is quite narrow, the station's platforms were not built adjacent to one another but one below the other. Tram line 24 runs through the Ferdinand Bolstraat. 176:
In the 1960s, the city government planned to demolish the street and replace it with a broad boulevard. However, these plans were abandoned after protests from local activists, such as the politician
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The Ferdinand Bolstraat has traditionally been, and continues to be, primarily a shopping street. It is a major artery of the neighbourhood
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In 2017 a 140-metre section of the tramline which serves the street, between Saenredamstraat and Quellijnstraat, was made single-track.
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square in the centre of Amsterdam. The street runs more or less north–south from the park and traffic circle
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The Ferdinand Bolstraat in 2007. The street was closed off to car traffic due to the construction of
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had intended. However, these plans were also abandoned after protests from local residents, and the
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canal, connecting the Ferdinand Bolstraat to the city centre. After part of the municipality of
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was annexed by Amsterdam in 1896, the street was gradually extended further south, towards the
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convention centre is located. The Ferdinand Bolstraat intersects with
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boulevard. From there, the street continues southward as the
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Relief above a window at Ferdinand Bolstraat 49 depicting
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VVD Oud-Zuid: Opportunities for the Ferdinand Bolstraat
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De Pijp metro station

Ferdinand Bol

original Heineken brewery
Amsterdam
Ferdinand Bol
De Pijp
Vijzelstraat
Muntplein
Weteringplantsoen
Amstelkanaal
Churchilllaan
Scheldestraat
Europaplein
RAI
Albert Cuypstraat
Albert Cuyp Market
Ceintuurbaan
Boerenwetering
Amstel
Heineken
Heineken Experience
Okura Hotel
De Pijp metro station
Amsterdam Metro
Singelgracht
Nieuwer-Amstel
Amstelkanaal

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